Half Way There

Aiden has been taking swimming lessons and he has completed half the classes so far. I have to say he is doing very well for someone who spent most of his time in the water attached to one of our necks. He is not afraid of the pool at all, but he never wanted to wear swimmies or anything that would allow him to float on his own. So, needless to say I was skeptical about whether or not he would do well at these classes. Boy, did he show me!

Aiden is doing very well and I suspect that he will be very close to swimming on his own when it is over. I am so excited to see how well he is listening to the instructor and following directions. The instructor has even (without Aiden’s knowledge) let go and let him swim by himself. He doesn’t go far, but it’s because he panics once he realizes she is not holding on anymore. Hopefully the panicking will subside and he will feel confident to swim on his own soon.

Chris has been taking him to the pool at the gym on the weekends so Aiden can practice. It’s nice that he has the opportunity to spend time with Aiden. I think Aiden really likes having daddy to himself too. Aiden is really devoted to swimming too because he will spend over an hour practicing on a kick board in the lap pool. He is a pretty amazing kid.

I can’t wait to see how he does by the end of the lessons. I am realizing that while I provide quite of bit for him, he will learn from others too. Makes me not so neverous about sending him to pre-school next year. Seems as though mommy is learning too!

1 comment September 30th, 2008

Hospital Visit

My nephew is in the hospital so we packed up the troops and headed to the hospital to see how he was doing. Not exactly not exactly how we wanted to spend our Saturday, but how can we say no to a 6 year old. Turned out to be a good day as we were able to see most of my family, which has been quite a feat lately. All the September birthdays that we haven’t been able to assemble for were celebrated in the hospital. Not the most festive place to celebrate, but it wasn’t too bad.

The kids were angels in the hospital until we were ready to go, when Aiden cried because he didn’t want to leave, but that’s par for the course lately (love all the new phases!). Hopefully, my nephew will get better and they will figure out what he had. Kind of scary when the doctors are stumped, but I’m sure they will figure it out.

Add comment September 27th, 2008

Back to the Gym

I finally scheduled a session with my trainer at the gym. She was very happy to see me, as I was to see her. It has been about 2 1/2 months since having Alina and I am very anxious to get the weight off. My goal is to be down to a smaller size by the time we go visit Chris’s family for Thanksgiving. Ideally I’d like to be pre-pregnancy weight by then, but I’m not going to be upset if I am just looking better than right now.

Holy cow, did she give me quite a routine! I am sore and I didn’t even do a full set of everything. I hope I can make time to get to the gym 2-3 times a week. The weight will fall off if I can keep with it. I will try my hardest.

Add comment September 16th, 2008